Exam II

Question 1

What brain structures hold short term memory

Answer 1

Hippocampus, parahippocampal cortex, prefrontal cortex

Question 2

A target for alzheimers therapy is the cholinergic projections called nucleus basalis of meynert which extend to what areas of brain

Answer 2

Neocortex adn amygdala

Question 3

Whats teh physiological substrate of short term memory

Answer 3

Long term potentiation (NMDA receptor changes at pre adn post synaptic neurons)

Question 4

Hippocampus, temporal lobe, and papez circuit are all required to ___ short to long term memory

Answer 4

Consolidate

Question 5

Neocortex, parahippocampal region, and hippocampus are required to ___ long term memories

Answer 5

Retreive/ recall

Question 6

The ___ is important in prolonging the life of the cortical trace of a memory (and its part of the pathway for memory retrieval too!)

Answer 6

Parahippocampus

Question 7

The central executive memory loop occurs in which area of the brain

Answer 7

Prefrontal cortex

Question 8

Special cells called __ cells in the hippocampus store spacial memories

Answer 8

Place cells (pyramidal cells in CA1)